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Adults
The Master and Margarita
by Mikhail Bulgakov, Richard Pevear (Translator), Larissa Volokhonsky (Translator)
Nothing in the whole of literature compares with The Master and Margarita. One spring afternoon, the Devil, trailing fire and chaos in his wake, weaves himself out of the shadows and into Moscow. Mikhail Bulgakov’s fantastical, funny,...
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Teens & Young Adults Adults
Orlando: A Biography
by Virginia Woolf
As his tale begins, Orlando is a passionate sixteen-year-old nobleman whose days are spent in rowdy revelry, filled with the colorful delights of Queen Elizabeth I’s court. By the close, three centuries have passed, and he will have transformed...
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Teens & Young Adults
Animal Farm
by George Orwell
All the animals were looking forward to the new, happy lives they would lead when Mr Jones’s rule over them came to an end. When the animals get rid of Mr. Jones and take over the farm, they are excited by their new freedom. But can they...
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Adults
Cat Country
by Lao She (Author), William A Lyell (Translator)
When a traveler from China crash-lands on Mars, he finds himself in a country inhabited entirely by Cat People. Befriended by a local cat-man, he becomes acquainted with all aspects of cat-life: he learns to speak Felinese, masters cat-poetry,...